頻ひん発ぱつ

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頻発する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

frequent occurrence; happening repeatedly

Used for events, incidents, or problems that occur many times in a short period. Often appears in news or formal contexts.

〈事こと〉〉が頻発ひんぱつするfor something (incidents, accidents, problems) to occur frequently
最さい近きんこのあたりで空あき巣すが頻ひん発ぱつしている。
Burglaries have been occurring frequently around here lately.
〈場所ばしょ〉〉で〈事こと〉〉が頻発ひんぱつするfor something to happen frequently at a certain place
この交こう差さ点てんでは交こう通つう事じ故こが頻ひん発ぱつしている。
Traffic accidents keep happening frequently at this intersection.

多た発はつ
多発 also means frequent occurrence but often implies a larger number of incidents or a wider spread, while 頻発 focuses on the same type of incident recurring repeatedly.
連れん発ぱつ
連発 emphasizes consecutive, rapid-fire occurrence (like gunshots or questions in a row), whereas 頻発 describes repeated occurrence over a longer stretch of time.
頻ひん繁ぱんN2
頻繁 is a general adjective/adverb meaning 'frequent' that can describe any repeated action, while 頻発 is specifically used for incidents, accidents, or problems recurring often.
続ぞく出しゅつN2
頻発 stresses how often something (usually trouble) recurs, whereas 続出 stresses that many instances keep appearing one right after another.
相あい次つぐN2
頻発する emphasizes how often something happens, while 相次ぐ emphasizes that events occur one right after another in a series.

散さん発ぱつ
散発 describes events happening rarely and irregularly, while 頻発 describes events happening frequently and often.

突とっ発ぱつ
突発 means something happens suddenly and unexpectedly on a single occasion, while 頻発 means something keeps happening repeatedly over time.

Compound of 頻 (hin, 'frequent') and 発 (hatsu, 'occurrence'). The reading ひんぱつ follows standard on'yomi.